Mine detail: Safaga Deposits

Previously called 'Mohammed RabahWassifUmm HuweitatGasus'

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Location

Lat / long: 26.53268, 33.90138

Resource(N)

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Discovery year: 1908

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: CHEMICAL SEDIMENT, MARINE
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1911

Geology

Structure:NS TRENDING GRABENS, SMALL BASINS

References

MRDSISM0423
DEP60000682
Reference{Deposit:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON}{Deposit:: HERMINA, M.H., 1974: REVIEW ON THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF EGYPT. 2ND ARAB CONFERENCE MINERAL RESOURCES, JEDDAH, PHOSPHATE SECTION, P.110-149}{Deposit:: OMARA, S., 1965: PHOSPHATIC DEPOSITS IN SYRIA AND SAFAGA DISTRICT, EGYPT. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.60, P.214-227}{Deposit:: EL SAYED AND EL TARABILI, 1969: PALEOGEOGRAPHY, PALEOECOLOGY...PHOSPHATIC SEDIMENTS IN THE QUSEIR SAFAGA AREA/VAR. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.64, P.172-182}{Deposit:: OCEPEK, D., 1967: AUFBEREITUNGSPROBLEME BEI PHOSPHATERZEN AUS SAFAGA, VAR. ERZMETALL, VOL.XX, NO.4, 1967, P.165-168}